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Macroeconomics Class: Scaling AI Across the Organization 
Macroeconomics Class: Scaling AI Across the Organization 

The Trained A-Eye Welcome back to class, classmates! Last week, we explored how AI can elevate your individual role. These are what we consider those “micro” improvements that free up time and sharpen focus. This […]
Hospital Officer Fatally Shot in One of Several Employee Shootings this Week
Hospital Officer Fatally Shot in One of Several Employee Shootings this Week

Safety at Work Garner, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A police officer working at a hospital was shot and killed on Saturday, one of several employees killed or injured while working this week. The officer, Roger Smith, […]
How to Move From A Sick System to a Health Care System?
How to Move From A Sick System to a Health Care System?

The Case Manager The US has the best ‘sickcare’ system in the world. Today, doctors and other healthcare professionals have numerous tools to keep people alive and treat them for complex conditions. One example is […]
Louisiana’s Exclusive Remedy Rule
Louisiana’s Exclusive Remedy Rule

State Snapshot State Snapshot Louisiana Exclusive Remedy Rule BASIC RULE In Louisiana, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for employees injured in the course and scope of employment. This means that employers are […]
Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim
Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim

Case File When a flight attendant contracted COVID-19 during the early throes of the pandemic, according to the Washington Supreme Court, the traveling employee doctrine covered her case, and she was not limited to proving […]
New Survey Finds American Workers Canceling Thanksgiving Dinner for Variety of Reasons  
New Survey Finds American Workers Canceling Thanksgiving Dinner for Variety of Reasons  

Labor Landscape More than a quarter of American workers plan to pass on Thanksgiving dinner this season citing high food costs and uncomfortable political overtones from the current Trump administration.    New research from Empower reveals […]
Did Restaurant Manager Cook up Claim that Floor Injured his Foot?
Did Restaurant Manager Cook up Claim that Floor Injured his Foot?

What Do You Think? An employee can have a compensable claim when he was injured doing an ordinary activity at work that is not really job-related–such as walking. But he'll generally have to show that […]
Pennsylvania Hospital Employee Attacked by Patient
Pennsylvania Hospital Employee Attacked by Patient

Safety at Work Altoona, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The family and co-workers of a nurse attacked by a patient in Pennsylvania have raised more than $40,000 to help with his care. Travis Dunn, a University of […]

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